Attached Laterally Of Support Patents (Class 108/152)
  • Patent number: 11877969
    Abstract: A personal assistive device is an apparatus that enables the user to safely self-reposition with little or no help from other users. The apparatus includes a floor base, an upright support, a bracing handle, and a shelf. The floor base serves to secure the upright support to the floor to provide balance to the upright support and to prevent the upright support from moving while the user is holding onto the apparatus. The upright support is an elongated structure long enough to position the bracing handle at a height where the user can easily reach the bracing handle. The bracing handle serves as a secure object the user can grab onto to prevent the user from falling while the user is repositioning using the apparatus. The shelf serves to retain various items close to the user while the user is resting on a fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Maynard H. Brown, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11864655
    Abstract: A shelving board is used in conjunction with a bracket or rack in a shelving system, for carrying items. The shelving board comprises a board body and a connecting piece. The board body may be a hollow structure or a recessed-and-raised structure, to reduce the material consumption and reduce the cost without affecting the strength. The connecting piece is used to hinder a relative movement between the board body and the rack or between the board body and the bracket, so as to improve the stability of the shelving board. The shelving board may be made by an extrusion process and cut into any length as required. Shelving boards may also be made into prefabricated pieces by an injection molding process, which are spliced into a desired length by means of splicing portions processed on the shelving boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU GREAT STAR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yueming Li
  • Patent number: 11641977
    Abstract: Embodiments of a side shelf for coupling to an outdoor cooking station configured to control placement of objects adjacent a cooking surface of the outdoor cooking station. The side shelf includes an upward facing flat surface extending to a front periphery, a rear periphery, an outer periphery and an inner periphery. Further, the upward facing flat surface includes an upstanding elongated ridge, the upstanding elongated ridge extending above the upward facing flat surface and extending at least partially along the inner periphery of the upward facing flat surface. With this arrangement, the upstanding elongated ridge extends to define a set-back from the cooking surface for controlled placement of the objects on the upward facing flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Patent number: 11555647
    Abstract: A rear bracket for a wall-mounted, appliance shelf assembly includes a central portion that defines a plurality of receiving wells. A first mounting portion extends parallel to the central portion and is configured to align with a first wall of an appliance cabinet. A second mounting portion extends perpendicular to the central portion and is configured to align with a second wall of the appliance cabinet. The second wall is positioned perpendicular to the first wall. A first fastener is configured to couple the first mounting portion with the first wall. A second fastener is configured to couple the second mounting portion with the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ratikanta Dehury, Sai B. Krishna, Mandar G. Kulkarni, Vishal S. Marathe, Gaurav R. Shete
  • Patent number: 11331785
    Abstract: A supplementary support assembly for a workpiece support assembly of a semi-stationary machine tool, wherein a workpiece support body of the workpiece support assembly has a base supporting surface, which is substantially horizontal in use, for supporting a workpiece for sawing by a tool of the machine tool, wherein the supplementary support assembly has a supplementary supporting surface and a support body with support body mounting means for detachably mounting on the workpiece support assembly, wherein when the supplementary support assembly is mounted on the workpiece support assembly the supplementary supporting surface is at least substantially aligned with the base supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: FESTOOL GmbH
    Inventor: Rüdiger Hölderle
  • Patent number: 11317622
    Abstract: A tree stand assembly includes a platform that has a front edge for engaging a tree. A post is attached to the platform adjacent to the front edge and extends upwardly therefrom. A bracket is attached to a front side of the post and has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter surface extending between the top and bottom sides. The perimeter surface includes a front surface, a rear surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface. The front surface has a plurality of teeth therein extending forward of the bracket to engage a tree. The rear surface includes a central section and a pair of outer sections positioned on opposite sides of the central section. The outer sections extend away from the front surface and the central section toward an associated one of the first and second lateral surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Walter Ernest Power, II, Gregory Alan Godfrey, Carl Eugene Kossuth, III
  • Patent number: 11231222
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a cabinet disposed at a storage compartment, a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, a basket configured to accommodate goods, a moving frame coupled to a lower part of the basket, the moving frame being configured to support the basket, and to move vertically at the door in an integrated manner with the basket, a rail disposed at the door, and a supporter disposed between the moving frame and the rail to support the moving frame with respect to the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jaehun Jung
  • Patent number: 11166547
    Abstract: A shelving assembly includes a first and second support rail each including a plurality of slots. The assembly may further include a shelf configured to connect to the first and second support rails and a bracket connected thereto. The bracket includes a plurality of teeth arranged at a distal end of the bracket and facing away from the shelf. A leave spring may be connected to the shelf and extend from a connection point along a rear edge of the shelf to a side of the shelf. A locking tooth positioned at an end of the leave spring is configured to be inserted into a slot in the first or second support rail to lock the shelf in place. The shelving assembly may further include telescoping support rails. The support rails may be include front faces having slots therein. The front faces of the inner telescoping sections may be offset from the front faces of the outer telescoping sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Harbor Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dathan Zang, Bill Parsons, Austin Fritz, Ron Kuperus
  • Patent number: 11160395
    Abstract: The method includes providing a major body with a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposing the second surface, the major body being triangular in shape, the major body having a first edge, a second edge and a third edge, connecting a horizontal shaft across the first edge of the major body, the horizontal shaft including at least a first upper surface, the first upper surface extending substantially horizontally away from the first surface of the major body, and forming an engaging structure along the second edge of the major body, the engaging structure extending from the major body, the third edge extending between a first distal end of the horizontal shaft and a second distal end of the engaging structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: James Buck, Mike Detenber, Dathan Zang, Adam P. Kiteley
  • Patent number: 11116361
    Abstract: Embodiments of a side shelf for coupling to an outdoor cooking station configured to control placement of objects adjacent a cooking surface of the outdoor cooking station. The side shelf includes an upward facing flat surface extending to a front periphery, a rear periphery, an outer periphery and an inner periphery. Further, the upward facing flat surface includes an upstanding elongated ridge, the upstanding elongated ridge extending above the upward facing flat surface and extending at least partially along the inner periphery of the upward facing flat surface. With this arrangement, the upstanding elongated ridge extends to define a set-back from the cooking surface for controlled placement of the objects on the upward facing flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Patent number: 11076817
    Abstract: A technique of forming a joint employing laminar sheeting is provided. At least a portion of the laminar sheeting includes a material that is substantially artifact-free such that the joint causes little imaging artifacts when medically imaged over at least a portion of the laminar sheeting including the rotational axis of said joint, which is at least useful for variable angular articulation of at least one anatomic supporting member joined to the joint and the normal anatomic positioning of at least one anatomic supporting member during normal anatomic positioning use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Patent number: 10926880
    Abstract: A timed passenger tray with infinite position is disclosed. In embodiments, a passenger tray assembly includes a base member with a first gear/pulley coupled to the base member and a passenger tray with a second gear/pulley coupled to the passenger tray. The passenger tray assembly further includes a tray support member extending from the first gear/pulley to the second gear/pulley. The tray support member is configured to support the passenger tray and can rotate about the first gear/pulley when the passenger tray is repositioned. The passenger tray assembly further includes a timing drive at least partially disposed within the tray support member and configured to engage the first and second gears/pulleys so that the first and second gears/pulleys are simultaneously actuated when the passenger tray is repositioned in a manner that causes the tray support member to rotate about the first gear/pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Mayne, Daniel Flashman, Aaron D. LaPrade
  • Patent number: 10813452
    Abstract: An adjustable partition structure includes a guiding member, two sets of support blocks, and an adjustable partition structure. The guiding member is fixed to a rear plate. The two sets of support blocks are respectively disposed on two side plates. Each set of support blocks includes a number of support blocks arranged in a longitudinal direction of the side plates. The adjustable partition structure includes a sliding member and an adjustable partition plate. The sliding member defines a sliding hole. The guiding member is received in the sliding hole. The sliding member is slidable relative to the rear plate along the guiding member. The adjustable partition plate and the sliding member are rotationally coupled together. Two side edges of the adjustable partition plate respectively form an abutting piece. The two abutting pieces are supported by the support blocks on a same plane to support the adjustable partition plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Goldtek Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wu-Hung Yang, Shian-Wen Shiu, Yu-Chien Hu
  • Patent number: 10813453
    Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a first shelf unit having a first shelf coupleable to a first vertical support post and a second vertical support post to present a first support surface. A second shelf unit includes a second shelf coupleable to a third vertical support post and a fourth vertical support post to present a second support surface. A third shelf unit includes a third shelf coupleable to a fifth vertical support post and a sixth vertical support post to present a third support surface. A first bridge includes a first support surface and a second bridge includes a second support surface. The first bridge and the second bridge are configured such that in an assembled state of the shelving system a support surface spans an arc of 90 degrees between the first shelf and the second shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SPG INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: James Knutson, Arturo Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10791729
    Abstract: A tree stand platform assembly includes a platform for supporting a hunter and which has a perimeter edge. The perimeter edge includes a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The platform has a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer surface positioned between the top and bottom surfaces. The first and second lateral edges each include a front section abutting the front edge and a rear section abutting the rear edge. The rear section includes toe receiver. The toe receiver is formed by an obtuse angle formed in the outer surface of the rear section, wherein the obtuse angle is less than 160°. The toe receiver provides an engagement point for a hunter's foot as the hunter rotates laterally away from the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Walter Ernest Power, II, Gregory Alan Godfrey, Garrett Robert Prahl
  • Patent number: 10786077
    Abstract: A clothing organizer and storage apparatus that allows for clothes to be mounted to a door or a wall for storage. The apparatus includes a first door hook, a second door hook, an elongated strap, and at least one attachment assembly. The first door hook and the second door hook are each terminally attached to the elongated strap and attach to an external structure. The attachment assembly includes a strap buckle, a ring, and a clothes clip to attach and suspend clothing along the elongated strap. The attachment assembly is positioned along the elongated strap with the elongated strap being threaded through the strap buckle. The ring is pivotably and adjacently connected to the strap buckle for additional degree of freedom. The clothes clip is removably mounted to the ring and acts as the grasping element for holding clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Dudley
  • Patent number: 10765195
    Abstract: Shoulder support for a motor includes: a back-plate which is adapted for being associated with the back of an operator through shoulder straps and includes a shaped body to contact with the back of the operator to which a frame is fixed, the frame being substantially L-shaped and includes a first portion, fixed to the back-plate, and a second portion undercut with respect to the first portion and comprising a through opening with substantially vertical through axis, the motor being connected at the top the of second portion; a connection body adapted for being rigidly connected to the motor; and a resilient support element adapted for connecting the connection body to the frame in a floating manner inside a seat defined by the through opening. The resilient support element includes a plurality of springs, having axes, which lay on a plane adapted for being arranged transversally to a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: EMAK S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luca Tamagnini
  • Patent number: 10736313
    Abstract: A hunting blind coupled to a tree or on the ground for supporting a user at a tree is disclosed. The hunting blind comprises a front base bar, a first side bar, a second side bar, and a rear base bar forming a support base for the hunting blind. The hunting blind comprises upstanding bars coupled to the rear base bar. The hunting blind comprises a top bar coupled the upstanding bars. The hunting blind comprises a first rail bar and a second rail bar, the first rail bar is coupled to the top bar and the first side bar, and the second rail bar is coupled to the top bar and the second rail bar. The hunting blind comprises a frame provided in a L-shape, coupled to the rear base bar, a short end of the frame is provided towards the front base bar. The hunting blind comprises a plurality of straps to couple the frame, the top bar and the rear base bar to the tree. The hunting blind comprises a cover sheet spread on top of the hunting blind to conceal a user inside the hunting blind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Patrick Sandel
  • Patent number: 10667509
    Abstract: A portable game feeder hoist and hunting stand is provided with an upstanding support member connected to a horizontal support arm that is attachable to a tree with a chain. The game feeder hoist has a winch that is removably attached to the horizontal support arm, from which a hoist line extends. The winch preferably includes a worm gear meshed with a worm screw operatively coupled to a worm screw shaft configured to removeably connect to a receiving socket, which is adapted to securely receive a keyed end of an elongated drive shaft, in a lock and key style arrangement. A tree sizing strap and hook apparatus is provided with graphic identification markers to aid hunters in accessing the size of tree trunks from which they intend to mount a game feeder hoist and hunting stand. The strap includes a hook from which to temporarily hang the portable game feeder hoist against the tree trunk while attaching the hoist to the tree with a chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Kenneth Howell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10636317
    Abstract: A distance learning device for providing laboratory instruction via two-way interaction with a student at a remote location and system for using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventor: David M. Metts
  • Patent number: 10624452
    Abstract: A catering shelving system is disclosed with a series of shelves in order to assist caters in transporting food from one location to another. The shelving system racks may be detachable or pivotally attached through the use of rotation mechanisms for easy break down and storage. The shelving system may accommodate a series of different types of pans of all shapes, sizes, and weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Kenneth Perry
  • Patent number: 10588421
    Abstract: An infant-supporting chair. The chair may include a seat and a tray assembly that includes a releasable mechanical latching system for retainingly engaging the tray assembly to the seat when the tray assembly is in a latching position. The chair may further include a tray guidance system that is configured to guide the tray assembly into the latching position. The tray guidance system may comprise at least one magnet feature in the seat and at least one other magnet feature in the tray assembly. Once latched, the tray may be slidably positioned relative to the seat while remaining latched thereto. The seat may be movably supported on a frame assembly and a seat positioning system may be included to selectively retain the seat at desired heights on the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Thorley Industries LLC
    Inventors: Robert Terhune, Elijah M. Weigmann, Jordan Zito, Robert Stutler
  • Patent number: 10582704
    Abstract: The tree stand and climbing stick system of an embodiment of the present invention allows for a user to assemble sticks, install onto a tree, then use a swing-arm on the sticks, as an improved means for safely and securely installing your tree stand while in the tree. The stand has a simple female receiver which installs on a male fitting on the swing-arm. Once installed on the swing-arm, the user can then have both hands free to connect the straps to the tree. No one has used climbing sticks as a method to improve the user experience for hanging a lock on tree stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Treestand Investments, LLC
    Inventor: Ryan S. Wheelington
  • Patent number: 10575641
    Abstract: A cavity formed in a shelf can receive at least one bracket including at least one locking member. A locking member can engage an interior of the cavity. A shelf unit can be assembled by fastening a bracket to a substrate, inserting the bracket into an opening to the cavity, engaging the locking member with an interior surface of the cavity, and allowing the shelf to rest on the body of the bracket. The shelf can be removed from the bracket by disengaging the locking member from the interior of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: REHAU INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael W. Severa
  • Patent number: 10569686
    Abstract: A device for fastening a table top to a side wall of a vehicle includes: a structure for fastening to the side wall, and a support structure of the plate. The support structure includes: at least one crosspiece extending along a transverse direction, and at least two beams each extending in a longitudinal direction substantially orthogonal to the transverse direction, with the crosspiece being connected to each of the beams. The support structure includes bending onset zones configured to deform plastically when a force greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold force is applied on the support structure along the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Dominique Le Corre
  • Patent number: 10555862
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an armboard adjustment assembly for a patient support table. In one embodiment, an armboard adjustment assembly is configured to retain a rotational position of an armboard of a patient support table via a plurality of one-way clutches, and in another embodiment the armboard adjustment assembly is configured to retain the rotational position of the armboard via a pair of friction pads. In this way, the armboard may be moved into a continuous plurality of positions between a fully lowered position and a fully raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Eric Jeffrey Lubar, Jiaqi Li, Jason Philps, Paul Jason Krueger
  • Patent number: 10524577
    Abstract: A detachable seat includes an elongate support bar having first and second brackets with opposed open sides to receive an rigid elongate member in the brackets from opposite directions, a seat support frame including a first support member extending parallel to the support bar and a second support member affixed to the first support member, a hinge connecting the first elongate support member to the support bar, a seat mounted on the second support member, the seat support frame pivoting around the elongate support on the hinge and a retaining arm affixed to and extending from the elongate support bar adjacent the first bracket including a plurality of alignment apertures, the second support member having a mating aperture formed therethough, the mating aperture aligning with a plurality of the alignment apertures upon pivotal movement of the second support member around the hinge to receive a locking pin through the mating aperture and one of the alignment apertures to secure the seat in a selected pivotal p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Friend Success, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Christie
  • Patent number: 10470541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a card wallet for use with cards such as identification cards, credit cards, RFID cards. The card wallet comprises a base and lower and upper arms extending from the base. The lower arm and upper arms each comprise a channel portion and a protrusion disposed at an outer end portion. The base and channel portions of the lower and upper arms form a retention area. The protrusions moveable between a non-biased position where the retention area is closed and a biased position where the retention area is open. In operation, the protrusions of the lower and upper arms are moved to the biased position upon insertion of the cards at the protrusions allowing complete insertion of the cards and then return of the protrusions of the lower and upper arms to the non-biased position where the cards are retained within the retention area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Decadent Minimalist Inc.
    Inventor: Erik P. Moon
  • Patent number: 10448630
    Abstract: A tree stand hunting blind is comprised of two sides connected by a lower center portion. The blind does not have a roof and does not have a complete front wall. This allows a user to stand up and shoot a firearm or bow in any direction, including directly under the blind or directly above the blind. The bottom platform of a tree stand and the bottom portion of the blind function as a “floor” that helps hide the user from game animals below the blind. The sides of the blind break up the user's silhouette and help hide the user and the tree stand from game animals that are not directly under the blind. Each side of the blind incorporates a window with a moveable shade mechanism that allows them to be fully or partially opened or closed as needed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Inventor: William Charles Boren
  • Patent number: 10399512
    Abstract: An interior component mounting structure for mounting an elongated interior component to an interior assembly includes a mounting portion and locking portions of the interior component and insertion holes and a fitting groove in the interior assembly. The mounting portion protrudes from a back surface of the interior component and extends along a longitudinal direction of the interior component. The locking portions protrude from a distal end of the mounting portion to be spaced at predefined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the interior component. The ends of the interior component are inserted into the insertion holes. The mounting portion is fitted into the fitting groove. The fitting groove includes locking holes in which the locking portions are held, respectively. The locking holes have a dimension measuring in the longitudinal direction of the interior component greater than a dimension of the locking portions measuring in the longitudinal direction of the interior component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Hirano
  • Patent number: 10369935
    Abstract: A portable workstation assembly for supporting a laptop computer in a vehicle includes a member is extended through a steering wheel in a vehicle having the member abutting a steering column in the vehicle. The member rests on an outer ring of the steering wheel when the member is extended through the steering wheel. A panel is coupled to the member such that the panel is oriented on a plane that is angled downwardly with respect to a horizontal plane when the member is extended through the steering wheel. In this way the panel is positioned to support a laptop computer or the like at an ergonomically efficient position for a driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Jeremy Petrie
  • Patent number: 10364031
    Abstract: A tablet computing device support for use by a user seated on an airplane behind a seat having a folding table. The tablet computing device support comprises a main body, a bottom support element positioned at a bottom end of the main body, at least two lateral support members positioned on opposite sides of the main body, each of the at least two lateral support members including a lateral support element, and at least one securing member configured to be inserted between the folding table in the upright position and the seat in front of the user. The bottom support element and the at least two lateral support elements are configured to receive therebetween and secure a tablet computing device to the tablet computing device support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: ATLAS DIVERTISSEMENT INC.
    Inventor: Bernard Goupil
  • Patent number: 10335639
    Abstract: An installation tool for tree steps is disclosed allowing for one-handed operation through inserting the tool onto the tree step in either a perpendicular or parallel orientation to the tree step, with the orientation of the tree step to the tool chosen based on the amount of torque desired when installing and removing a tree step. The tool is placed onto the tree step in a parallel orientation by placing the platform portion of the tree step inside the tool's central cylindrical cavity. The tool is placed onto the tree step in a perpendicular orientation by placing the platform portion of the tree step inside the tool's slot-and-lock system and securing the lever portion of the tree step against one of the slots using a groove cut into the tool's main body. This perpendicular orientation effectively extends the lever portion of the tree step and provides additional leverage to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventors: Kruse Otto, Michael Kangas, Nicholas Boonstra, Austin Kemmer
  • Patent number: 10280618
    Abstract: A system for traversing an opening of a construction element the system including a elongated housing with two extendable elements configured to reside at least partially within the housing. The extendable elements may extend beyond the housing and may include flanges or ledges which may engage the ends of a construction element, which may be a wall, and thus allow the system to traverse the opening of a construction element, such as a window or door. The system may allow a user to easily manipulate the system to fit a plurality of openings and reuse the system a countless number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Quick Headers, LLC
    Inventor: Scot Ryan Kelly
  • Patent number: 10271650
    Abstract: A support adapted for mounting to wire shelving units, particularly a support adapted to be securely coupled and repositioned on upper and lower horizontally-extending wire members located at the front of wire shelving units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Invention Club, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Scott Ebersole
  • Patent number: 10244863
    Abstract: A storage apparatus with a shelf having first and second planar members hingeably coupled to each other by a hinge mechanism, and first and second walls spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the first and second walls have a means for holding the shelf at a location between the first and second walls, wherein the shelf is configured so that the first and second planar members are pivotable at angles relative to each other about the hinge mechanism for insertion into and removing from the location between the first and second walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: James Daniel Grappe
  • Patent number: 10126042
    Abstract: A cooling device includes an inner container having a plurality of walls defining the inner container. A support rail has an opening at one side thereof for supporting a support base inside the inner container. At least two of the walls each have an edge extending inside the support rail through the opening of the support rail and being disposed inside the support rail, providing a connection of the walls to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Dogukan Cetinyol, Bilal Cinici, Emre Emek, Tanzer Yildizgoecer
  • Patent number: 10117344
    Abstract: Shelf systems can be configured to couple an electronic device to a wall. In some embodiments, shelf systems include a base having a backside configured to face inward towards the wall and a frontside configured to face outward away from the wall. Shelf systems can also include a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are coupled to the base, protrude away from the wall, and help secure the electronic device to the base. In several embodiments, a level is configured to indicate a horizontal condition of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Innovelis, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric John Wengreen
  • Patent number: 10098479
    Abstract: A slatwall for displaying merchandise comprises first and second slatwall panels each having a front side and a rear side, a left edge portion and an opposite right edge portion, a top edge portion and a bottom edge portion. The bottom edge portion of the first slatwall panel is joined to the top edge portion of said second slatwall panel. The front side includes a plurality of parallel. The rear side includes first and second first C-shaped slots extending from the left edge portion to the opposite right edge portion, the first C-shaped slot is disposed parallel to and above the second C-shaped slot. First and second L-shaped brackets each includes first and second base portions transverse to a hanger portion. The base portions are slidable along and retained in the respective second C-shaped slot of the first slatwall panel and the first C-shaped slot of the second slatwall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MEGAWALL, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel Muellerleile
  • Patent number: 10010175
    Abstract: A hidden hanging bracket with an anti-disengagement system for wall cupboards, wherein a wall cupboard is hooked to a support fixed to the wall by a hooking tooth, includes, in combination: a base on which a slide runs, carrying a regulation mechanism in depth (horizontal) with a lead screw with which the hooking tooth is integral, a height regulation mechanism (vertical) with a lead screw, and a bead suitable for interfering with the support. The bead is screwed onto the slide in a position below and substantially opposing (not completely offset) with respect to the tooth, and the tip or end part of the bead is engaged with a flap (horizontal edge) folded directly from the support fixed to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Patent number: 9986732
    Abstract: A collapsible hunting tree stand includes a dual seat arrangement, so that the seat may be positioned in a normal seating position, or where the seat may be in an elevated seating/leaning position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventor: Richard Pope
  • Patent number: 9945545
    Abstract: A clip for attaching a device, such as a lighting strip, to an underlying wire structure, such as a merchandizer shelf or peg, may present at least one spring bar as a part of a main clip body. These spring bars should each have a portion thicker than a remainder than the spring bar so as to increase a range of sizes of the device may be accommodated by the clip. The thicker portions should interact with a top surface of the device to force the spring bars to provide a counter pressure to the device and secure it to the structure. Legs depending from the clip body may feature cut-outs to interface securely with the underlying wire structure. Said cut-out may be made to accommodate different sizes of wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Elmer A. Wessel
  • Patent number: 9931966
    Abstract: A device for rapid removal/reinstallation of a back of a seat of a vehicle, the back being attached, by at least one first strap, to a ceiling. The device includes a hanging intermediary structure and a fixed structure integral with the ceiling and retaining the structure in the use position of the seat, in which it has been brought with an upward movement, and locking the structure in the use position or unlocking it such that it is moved away from the ceiling to release the tension exerted by the first strap and allow the structure to be disengaged from the retaining unit. The back can thus be removed or reinstalled without any action on the tension setting of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NEXTER SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jacky Jacquemont, Xavier Poirmeur
  • Patent number: 9924709
    Abstract: A stabilized, collapsible platform having two stages, each adjustable with respect to the other along a support column except to the extent restricted by a temporary lock. In a preferred embodiment, the platform may be adjusted along the support column with each stage moving independently of the other, and, once in the desired position, the temporary lock may then be employed to restrict movement of the stages relative to one another. The temporary lock may additionally stabilize the platform against movement with respect to the support column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventor: Roger D. Hanner
  • Patent number: 9702502
    Abstract: A bird feeder that mounts to tension rods that run horizontally just outside the window, in which the bird feeder has a pivotable lid that can be opened from inside the building to allow the user to add bird seed into the seed-holding tray portion of the main body of the feeder. The tension rods can be mounted to the sides of the window framework, or other structure that is proximal to the window framework, also with the user remaining inside the building structure, thereby allowing the user to do everything from inside the building. The pivotable lid has a pivot point that is closer to the “front” of the feeder, which is where the bird perch is located, and which is the distal portion of the feeder, with respect to the window or building where the feeder is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Donald J. Hudepohl
  • Patent number: 9603469
    Abstract: A item-displaying apparatus and kit includes a post member having at least one opening formed in a sidewall thereof and at least one item-supporting frame. The frame includes a first branch member adapted to be inserted within the at least one opening, a second branch member having a item holder at its first portion and a linking member extending between the first branch member and the second branch member. When the first branch member is inserted into the at least one opening and a force is applied on the item holder, a second portion of the second branch member engages the sidewall of the post member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Roch Lapointe
  • Patent number: 9585379
    Abstract: A hunter's tree stand has a longitudinally adjustable main frame, a standing platform suspended from the main frame, a seat, and a collapsible canopy cover pivotally engaged with the main frame. The main frame has two parallel rails and a plurality of cross bars extending transversely between the rail. An archery bow holder and a pair of gun holders are detachably supported by the rails. The standing platform is attached to the rails using telescoping struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventor: Richard J. Dorrity
  • Patent number: 9579155
    Abstract: A boxed glove dispenser has a front and an opposite back, two spaced apart ends connecting the front and the back, a top connecting the front, back, and ends, and a bottom opposite the top. The bottom has a lesser depth than the top and connects to the front and the back using two rails. The rails provide two edges parallel to the length of the dispenser and elevate a box placed upon the rails slightly above the bottom. The bottom also has a grate centered in it. The grate has a transverse orientation to the length of the bottom. The grate operates as an opening into the dispenser, yet the opening limits a medical provider's access within the dispenser to no more than two fingers while promoting single glove retrieval from any glove box placed within the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Michael J. Cosentino, II
  • Patent number: 9545716
    Abstract: An end piece of a tool suspension rack is mounted onto a distal end of a metal rack of the tool suspension rack. The metal rack has at least one slide structure formed thereon for slidably multiple tool holders, wherein at least one distal end of the metal rack has an end piece mounted thereon. The end piece has a groove structure defined therein for allowing the tool holder passing through the end piece such that the tool holders is slidably mounted on the metal rack. The groove structure has a curved protrusion formed on an inner periphery thereof to prevent the tool holders, which are slidably mounted on the metal rack, from accidently detaching from the metal rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9470357
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for positioning an electronic display. The apparatus can be combined with an existing work surface to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a mounting portion configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The mounting portion may be movable with respect to the work surface between multiple positions, including for example, a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Hazzard, Robert William Fluhrer, Peter Segar, John William Theis, Mustafa A. Ergun, Scott Trish